This is a great base recipe. I added fresh bell peppers, fresh diced tomatoes, and a little more chili pepper than required. I also added some hot cayenne pepper, for quite a spark. One could probably also add any kind of hot sauce, depending on how hot you want it. A really great recipe for those really hot nights in the summer, with all your friends, wearing wife beaters, and eating hot chili and drinking tequila and beer.

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This is the only chili I'll ever make. It is so easy and tastes great. I serve it with cheddar cheese on top at our annual Super Bowl party...last year one of our non-vegetarian guests told me it was "sublime." Thank you!

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This is very easy to make, and tastes very good as leftovers as well. I omit the tomato juice and add some green peppers, and eat it with shredded cheese on top. The key is the burger-style crumbles, to make it feel more meaty.

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This was a really good recipe! Very think chili though, so I couldn't even fit in all of the onions required. The meat substitute went great though...and also I only added about 2 Tbsp of chili and found that was good enough for me. V. recommended to try!

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Great recipe. I added red peppers, corn, zuchinni and tofu. Next time I will not add the tofu but this recipe gives alot to work on. I would also cut it in half next time. I live by myself and it took me 10 meals to finish it off!

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This was really good! Added the meat about 1/2 way through like other reviewer suggested - perfect! Cooked some rice and put in the bowl before topping with chili and cheese and boy was it tasty! The crunchiness of the onions was really appealing so add as many as you like! Didn't have any bay leaves, but I didn't miss them! Will prepare again - easy and family loved too.